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Dr Bhopal Pandeya

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Visiting Researcher
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7347b.pandeya Website

 
 
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Location

 

02Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Peh:2016:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003,
author = {Peh, KS-H and Thapa, I and Basnyat, M and Balmford, A and Bhattarai, GP and Bradbury, RB and Brown, C and Butchart, SHM and Dhakal, M and Gurung, H and Hughes, FMR and Mulligan, M and Pandeya, B and Stattersfield, AJ and Thomas, DHL and Walpole, M and Merriman, JC},
doi = {10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003},
journal = {Ecosystem Services},
pages = {359--369},
title = {Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: Lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003},
volume = {22},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We utilised a practical approach to integrated ecosystem service valuation to inform decision-making at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park in Nepal. The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) was used to compare ecosystem services between two alternative states of the site (protection or lack of protection with consequent changed land use) to estimate the net consequences of protection. We estimated that lack of protection would have substantially reduced the annual ecosystem service flow, including a 74% reduction in the value of greenhouse gas sequestration, 60% reduction in carbon storage, 94% reduction in nature-based recreation, and 88% reduction in water quality. The net monetary benefit of the park was estimated at $11 million year-1. We conclude that: (1) simplified cost-benefit analysis between alternative states can be usefully employed to determine the ecosystem service consequences of land-use change, but monetary benefits should be subject to additional sensitivity analysis; (2) both biophysical indicators and monetary values can be standardised using rose plots, to illustrate the magnitude of synergies and trade-offs among the services; and (3) continued biodiversity protection measures can preserve carbon stock, although the benefit of doing so remains virtual unless an effective governance option is established to realise the monetary values.
AU  - Peh,KS-H
AU  - Thapa,I
AU  - Basnyat,M
AU  - Balmford,A
AU  - Bhattarai,GP
AU  - Bradbury,RB
AU  - Brown,C
AU  - Butchart,SHM
AU  - Dhakal,M
AU  - Gurung,H
AU  - Hughes,FMR
AU  - Mulligan,M
AU  - Pandeya,B
AU  - Stattersfield,AJ
AU  - Thomas,DHL
AU  - Walpole,M
AU  - Merriman,JC
DO  - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003
EP  - 369
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 2212-0416
SP  - 359
TI  - Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: Lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal
T2  - Ecosystem Services
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000401544900015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/67314
VL  - 22
ER  -
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